toil

noun
UK: /tɔɪl/
US: /tɔɪl/

  1. Hard work.

    1. After a day of toil, I rest.
    2. The farmers' toil ensures a good harvest, despite the weather.

  2. Difficult or exhausting work or effort.

    1. His daily toil was never done.
    2. Decades of backbreaking toil took a heavy toll on the old miner's body.

Synonyms

slave plow effort grind sweat struggle work labor drudgery
toil intransitive-verb

  1. To work hard.

    1. They toil in the fields.
    2. Many people toil long hours for little pay, hoping for better.

  2. To work very hard and/or for a long time.

    1. She toiled all summer on the project.
    2. He toiled tirelessly to provide for his family, sacrificing his own needs.
toil transitive-verb

  1. To cause someone to work hard.

    1. The job toils them a lot.
    2. The demanding project toils the team, pushing them to their limits.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "toil" in English means: Hard work., Difficult or exhausting work or effort..

The phonetic transcription of "toil" is /tɔɪl/ in British English and /tɔɪl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "toil": slave, plow, effort, grind, sweat, struggle, work, labor, drudgery.

Example usage of "toil": "After a day of toil, I rest.". More examples on the page.